Speed Sacked

Malcolm Speed has according to cricinfo been put on paid leave for the remainder of his tenure as ICC CEO, apparently because of the the beef between him and 'certain' boards on a number of certain issues including Zimbabwe.

Am I the only one who suspects that this action is as much a warning to the incoming CEO, Haroon Lorgat, not to rock the boat as it is punishment on Mr. Speed.

Stil,l considering he was the most vocal guy in a position to do something about it to 'tell it like it is' on Zimbabwe's finances, and that since then the ICC went and staged the biggest cop-out by somehow not seeing enough inconsistencies in their financial audit to take action against Zimbabwe, I worry that this is meant to encourage Mr Loorgat when he takes over to let the issue slide.

My god, the man actually showed some morality about Zimbabwe. Typically, though, it was concerned with finance and money, not an objection to racism and oppression. He is a spineless, incompetent fool who should never have risen to such a position. I hold Malcolm Speed in nothing but complete and utter contempt and if I ever met him I would tell him so.

That's what you get for trying to take a moral stand in the ICC. So ridiculous.

It is partly his fault though. He never took a moral stand until this incident. Anyone who tried to do so under his leadership was shut up or punished like he punished England at the 2003 World Cup. The man had no morals when it came to Zimbabwe.

It is partly his fault though. He never took a moral stand until this incident. Anyone who tried to do so under his leadership was shut up or punished like he punished England at the 2003 World Cup. The man had no morals when it came to Zimbabwe.

It is partly his fault though. He never took a moral stand until this incident. Anyone who tried to do so under his leadership was shut up or punished like he punished England at the 2003 World Cup. The man had no morals when it came to Zimbabwe.

Yeah. I dont know the full rights or wrong of the situation.

However, I know people that also hold Flower and Olonga in contempt for the same reason as their black armband protest could of happened far sooner and they only did it to promote their career and profile when they knew they were leaving.

The same logic applies to both. Speed and Olonga and Flower could have done more sooner but does that devalue the time when they actually make a decision to oppose?

I dont know the answer. Would be interesting to be privy to the private thoughts of Speed over the years and whether he has been consistent in opinion when behind closed doors.